Take Me Back

July 12, 2008

By Kaitlin T., North Bergen, NJ

Image Credit: Steve S., Marblehead, MA

Take me back to a time where innocence captured us all; where wrong was wrong and right was right, no justifications. Take me back to a time where school was fun; when teachers were people to respect, and ignoring a teacher was unheard of. Take me back to a time when our parents were our heroes just because they played Candy Land with us for eight hours straight. Take me back to a time where the highlight of Saturday was waking up seven in the morning just to watch Tom and Jerry. Take me back to a time where Mommy and Daddy picked out our clothes and did our hair. Take me back to a time where our biggest problem was agreeing on who would be it for tag. Take me back to a time where drinking only meant soda and getting high only applied to swings. Take me back to a time when war was just a card game. Take me back to a time where parks were our favorite places to hang out every night. Take me back to a time where putting on makeup was only allowed while playing dress up. Take me back to a time when going on the computer was a once in a while thing. Take me back to a time where race only corresponded with running, and colors were only found in Crayola boxes. Take me back to a time where boys had cooties, and kissing was only imagined in a tree. Take me back to a time where hand games, jumping rope, and hop-scotch were the only games played at recess. Take me back to a time where five dollars seemed like a hundred. Take me back to a time where beepers were used, but only for emergencies. Take me back to a time where change only meant changes in seasons. Take me back to a time where best friends remained best friends forever. Take me back to a time where backstabbing was only seen in horror movies, if your parents allowed you to watch one. Take me back to a time where we seemed so big, and the world seemed so small. Take me back to a time where lying was like a crime, and stealing was never done. Take me back to a time where sixteen years old seemed ancient. Take me back to a time where pain was heeled with kisses, and scars only appeared on knees. Take me back to a time where growing up seemed so far away... yet that was all we wanted to do; At least that’s all I wanted to do. And now I’m at the time that I longed for so many years ago, the “growing up stage”. A time in my life where I’d rather be anywhere but here. So take me back to a time where innocence captured us all, where childhood seemed to last forever. Take me back to a time where nothing in the world seemed to matter, Take me back to childhood.

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